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Dustin Brown

#23 · Right wing · Los Angeles Kings

Born Nov 4, 1984 in Ithaca, New York, USA · 6'0", 205 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 13th overall in 2003 by LAK (round 1)

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Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award Leadership and Growing the Game 2013-14

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2016-17. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Alex Killorn TBL · 36 P in 81 GP Connor Brown TOR · 36 P in 82 GP Anthony Mantha DET · 36 P in 60 GP Nick Bonino PIT · 37 P in 80 GP Reilly Smith FLA · 37 P in 80 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

02040602003-04: 5 points503-042005-06: 28 points282006-07: 46 points4606-072007-08: 60 points602008-09: 53 points5308-092009-10: 56 points562010-11: 57 points5710-112011-12: 54 points542012-13: 29 points2912-132013-14: 27 points272014-15: 27 points2714-152015-16: 28 points282016-17: 36 points3616-172017-18: 61 points612018-19: 51 points5118-192019-20: 35 points352020-21: 31 points3120-212021-22: 28 points28

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2003-04 LAK 31 1 4 5 0 16 40 53 0.16
2005-06 LAK 79 14 14 28 -10 80 159 175 0.35
2006-07 LAK 81 17 29 46 -21 54 195 258 0.57 $1.175M
2007-08 LAK 78 33 27 60 -13 55 219 311 0.77 $1.175M
2008-09 LAK 80 24 29 53 -15 64 292 285 0.66 $3.175M
2009-10 LAK 82 24 32 56 -6 41 248 287 0.68 $3.175M
2010-11 LAK 82 28 29 57 17 67 228 300 0.70 $3.175M
2011-12 LAK 82 22 32 54 18 53 214 293 0.66 $3.175M
2012-13 LAK 46 18 11 29 6 22 142 156 0.63 $3.175M
2013-14 LAK 79 15 12 27 7 66 195 246 0.34 $3.175M
2014-15 LAK 82 11 16 27 -17 26 189 242 0.33 $5.875M
2015-16 LAK 82 11 17 28 -5 30 218 234 0.34 $5.875M
2016-17 LAK 80 14 22 36 -4 22 175 190 0.45 $5.875M
2017-18 LAK 81 28 33 61 31 58 222 189 0.75 $5.875M
2018-19 LAK 72 22 29 51 -17 24 180 150 0.71 $5.875M
2019-20 LAK 66 17 18 35 -1 22 169 143 0.53 $5.875M
2020-21 LAK 49 17 14 31 -3 18 129 85 0.63 $5.875M
2021-22 LAK 64 9 19 28 -3 20 146 88 0.44 $5.875M
18 seasons Career 1296 325 387 712 -36 738 3360 3685 0.55

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2009-10 LAK 6 1 4 5 -7 6 15 32 0.83
2010-11 LAK 6 1 1 2 -3 6 10 34 0.33
2011-12 LAK 20 8 12 20 16 34 59 93 1.00
2012-13 LAK 18 3 1 4 2 8 31 78 0.22
2013-14 LAK 26 6 8 14 7 22 64 125 0.54
2015-16 LAK 5 0 1 1 -2 4 3 26 0.20
2017-18 LAK 4 0 1 1 1 4 15 25 0.25
2021-22 LAK 7 0 2 2 -2 0 19 24 0.29
8 seasons Playoffs 92 19 30 49 12 84 216 437 0.53

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
80 14 22 36 -4 22 175 190 0.45 8.0 16:00

Contract

$5.875MCap hit2016-17
$163KCap dollars per point36 points in 80 games
$828KCap dollars per goal above replacement7.1 goals above replacement
$5.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$779KValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 664 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2020-21 to 2021-22 $5.875M
2018-19 to 2021-22 $5.875M
2016-17 to 2017-18 $5.875M
2014-15 to 2021-22 $5.875M
2012-13 to 2013-14 $3.175M
2008-09 to 2013-14 $3.175M
2006-07 to 2007-08 $1.175M

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2016-17 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2016-17 analytics

Rating

+7.1Goals above replacement123rd of 664 skaters, 88th of 435 forwards
+1.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+3.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 435 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+1.5 70th percentileEven-strength defence+0.5 59th percentilePower play-0.5 19th percentilePenalty kill-0.2 17th percentilePenalties+2.3 94th percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-50510152010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-21Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

53.9Corsi for %1022 attempts for, 873 against
-1.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
57.0Expected goals for %44.5 expected for, 33.5 against
+3.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
48.8Goals for %39 for, 41 against
98.3PDO7.3% shooting + 91.0% saves
286Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 565 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Marian Gaborik · Dustin Brown · Anze Kopitar24151:0558.165.83-5
Jeff Carter · Dustin Brown · Tanner Pearson21138:2955.358.39-4
Dustin Brown · Devin Setoguchi · Nic Dowd13127:5654.757.75-7
Jarome Iginla · Dustin Brown · Anze Kopitar878:3551.048.83-4

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

14Goalsnot counting empty-netters
18.0Expected goalsfrom 251 unblocked attempts
-4.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.85 expected goals per 60 minutes74th
Shot quality 7.2% chance per attempt39th
Finishing -4.0 goals above expected13thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 421 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Expected 18.0Goals 14

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 9, 2017 @ ANA L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 14:47
Apr 8, 2017 vs CHI W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 17:47
Apr 6, 2017 vs CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 15:15
Apr 4, 2017 vs EDM W 6-4 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 17:24
Apr 2, 2017 vs ARI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:44
Mar 31, 2017 @ VAN W 2-0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 15:31
Mar 29, 2017 @ CGY W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 16:38
Mar 28, 2017 @ EDM L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 16:45
Mar 25, 2017 vs NYR L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 13:47
Mar 23, 2017 vs WPG W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 14:24
Mar 20, 2017 @ EDM L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 14:45
Mar 19, 2017 @ CGY L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 17:29
Mar 16, 2017 vs BUF W 2-0 0 2 2 2 0 4 3 18:55
Mar 14, 2017 vs ARI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 3 4 17:43
Mar 13, 2017 vs STL L 1-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 14:49
Mar 11, 2017 vs WSH W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 14:47
Mar 9, 2017 vs NSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 15:37
Mar 4, 2017 vs VAN L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 13:31
Mar 2, 2017 vs TOR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 16:28
Feb 28, 2017 @ CGY L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 14:59
Feb 27, 2017 @ MIN L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:24
Feb 25, 2017 vs ANA W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 16:15
Feb 23, 2017 vs BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:03
Feb 21, 2017 @ COL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 16:32
Feb 19, 2017 @ ANA L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 14:48
Feb 18, 2017 vs FLA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 17:26
Feb 16, 2017 vs ARI L 3-5 1 1 2 1 0 3 2 14:40
Feb 9, 2017 @ FLA W 6-3 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 16:02
Feb 7, 2017 @ TBL L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 14:56
Feb 5, 2017 @ WSH L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 16:23
Feb 4, 2017 @ PHI W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 14:46
Feb 1, 2017 vs COL W 5-0 1 1 2 2 0 6 3 18:47
Jan 31, 2017 @ ARI W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 17:56
Jan 26, 2017 @ CAR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 14:55
Jan 24, 2017 @ NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17:53
Jan 23, 2017 @ NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 13:24
Jan 21, 2017 @ NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 13:47
Jan 18, 2017 vs SJS L 2-3 0 2 2 2 0 1 4 17:28
Jan 16, 2017 vs TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 0 1 5 16:38
Jan 14, 2017 vs WPG W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 16:26
Jan 12, 2017 vs STL W 5-1 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 16:24
Jan 9, 2017 vs DAL L 4-6 1 0 1 -1 0 1 4 13:24
Jan 7, 2017 vs MIN W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 18:15
Jan 5, 2017 vs DET L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 15:21
Jan 3, 2017 @ SJS W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:36
Dec 31, 2016 vs SJS W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 4 15:58
Dec 29, 2016 @ EDM L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 15:49
Dec 28, 2016 @ VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 15:34
Dec 23, 2016 @ DAL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 18:43
Dec 22, 2016 @ NSH W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 15:18
Dec 16, 2016 @ PIT W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 14:49
Dec 15, 2016 @ DET W 4-1 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 15:31
Dec 13, 2016 @ BUF L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 13:28
Dec 10, 2016 vs OTT W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 16:22
Dec 8, 2016 vs CAR L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 14:20
Dec 4, 2016 vs MTL L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 15:46
Dec 1, 2016 @ ARI W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 15:14
Nov 30, 2016 vs SJS L 1-4 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 13:06
Nov 26, 2016 vs CHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 13:50
Nov 23, 2016 vs NYI W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 6 2 16:08
Nov 20, 2016 @ ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 5 16:16
Nov 19, 2016 vs NJD W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 16:12
Nov 17, 2016 vs EDM W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 15:00
Nov 15, 2016 @ COL L 1-4 1 0 1 -4 0 6 3 16:10
Nov 13, 2016 @ WPG L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 19:39
Nov 11, 2016 @ OTT L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 16:29
Nov 10, 2016 @ MTL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 7 18:08
Nov 8, 2016 @ TOR W 7-0 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 14:22
Nov 5, 2016 vs CGY W 5-0 0 2 2 3 2 2 2 16:15
Nov 3, 2016 vs PIT W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 15:56
Nov 1, 2016 vs ANA L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 18:11
Oct 30, 2016 @ CHI L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 16:12
Oct 29, 2016 @ STL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:22
Oct 27, 2016 vs NSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 2 3 17:38
Oct 25, 2016 vs CBJ W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 16:58
Oct 22, 2016 vs VAN W 4-3 (SO) 1 2 3 2 0 1 5 16:16
Oct 20, 2016 @ DAL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 4 13:57
Oct 18, 2016 @ MIN L 3-6 0 0 0 -3 0 2 2 15:57
Oct 14, 2016 vs PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 16:01
Oct 12, 2016 @ SJS L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 17:32